GREAT EATS HAWAII: THALIA RESTAURANT

THALIA

NEW YORK, NY

We had just finished seeing the play Wicked and then decided to catch the 8:00 pm performance of Rock of Ages. This meant we had a few hours to kill between shows. It was getting dark and very cold so my girls picked the first place on Eight Avenue that had empty tables and looked warm. We entered Thalia without knowing anything about the food or prices. Just went in and requested a table for three. We were quickly seated as it was around 5:30 pm and quite empty. I was amazed with the scale and beauty of the space. Lots of money went into building this restaurant. We started with a Caesar Salad ($9). Basic. The Yellowtail Sashimi ($12) was something different. Three small slices of raw tuna that was white in color from the dressing. Served with like a fennel and sauerkraut base and topped with Tobiko. Not the best use of raw tuna but eatable. We also enjoyed a half dozen of raw oysters ($13.50). Three Blue Point and three Kumomoto Oysters. The Blue Points were large and tasty. The Kumomoto's were small and very salty. For our main dishes, Keli had the Spaghetti ($16). Fresh made pasta with a very good sauce. The pasta was cooked perfectly and this dish was very good. We all tried it and liked it. Shirley tried the Crab Soup ($10) to go along with her Caesar Salad. Said it was just O.K. I opted for the Lamb Shank ($23). This huge piece of lamb was served on a bed of butternut squash risotto. The dish was very lamby. The sauce dull and the risotto average. Not too good.